Pakistan officials: More than 30 dead in fighting

Pakistani officials say at least 32 militants and 2 soldiers have died in clashes in the northwest of the country. The casualties were reported the Bajur region, which lies next to the Afghan border. Security forces say they have killed hundreds of militants there in weeks of fighting. Army spokesman Maj. Murad Khan said Friday that security forces had killed 32 militants in the previous 24 hours. Khan said two soldiers, one of them an officer, also died. Iqbal Khattak, a local government official, put the total for the 24-hour period higher, saying about 60 militants have died.